InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector. It is an association of persons who represent businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the U.S. Each InfraGard Members Alliance (IMA) is geographically linked with a FBI Field Office, providing all stakeholders immediate access to experts from law enforcement, industry, academic institutions and other federal, state and local government agencies. By utilizing the talents and expertise of the InfraGard network, information is shared to mitigate threats to our nation's critical infrastructures and key resources. Collaboration and communication are the keys to protection. Providing timely and accurate information to those responsible for safeguarding our critical infrastructures, even at a local level, is paramount in the fight to protect the United States and its resources.

Licensed by the Bereau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS)

Crime prevention is a major concern in today’s society. As a result, many consumers are turning to the private security industry to help protect their neighborhoods and businesses. The Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) licenses and regulates the individuals and companies that provide private security services in the State. These include private patrol operators, security guards, private investigators, alarm companies and their employees, locksmiths and their employees, and repossession agencies and their employees. Firearms and baton training facilities, and their instructors, also fall under BSIS’s jurisdiction. BSIS licensing and certification ensures these business operators and specific employees have passed a criminal background check and have met other requirements mandated by law. BSIS monitors unlicensed activity and may initiate administrative, civil or criminal enforcement action for violationsType your paragraph here.